help buying a natural gas burner and hose

[passlaku]

I have this burner stand:


and this natural gas outlet:




What would I have to buy to be able to use this burner with the natural gas outlets available at my house? Thanks for the help.

[gwk453]

If the manufacturer of your burner doesn't sell a natural gas conversion kit, you have a major liability problem and are unhelpable! (SOL)
Blichmann Engineering sells the only NG ready burner and conversion kit that I know of. They did the difficult engineering work and make a great product which I use. You can still use propane if you road trip your burner. The NG doesn't nuke your boil pot like propane. Its quiet and steady.
Your gas exiting the house wasn't professionally done because no worthy tech would install a female QD with the vertical mating surface up. There is big problems getting crud in the hole. You need to get it horizontal before you continue. You have good idea to go NG but you probably have the wrong burner. You don't want to mess with orifice sizes and jetting because you will probably turn your burner into a boat anchor!
The Blichmann manual that comes with the unit stresses professional gas installation, mandatory gas shutoff valve, and alot of liability disclaimers, which it should! If you go to the Ultravista post you can find sources for parts that I used for my Blichmann burner. If you are thinking of multi-burners in the future, you will need 1/2" ID . You should be able to get by with 3/8" ID for a single burner.
1/2" ID 12ft hose / thermal shutoff valve /disconnect @ appliance / necessary hardware & fittings / approx. $226.32
3/8" ID same parts / $144.18
It is not an installation where you can get by with a cobb job!
I don't know how to attach pictures to show you my setup. I could use help!!! anyone!

[foomench]

You can buy natural gas burners. Most are the "wok style," with a bunch of different jets, although a few places sell ones that look like what you have, but drilled out for natural gas. Fine tuning the heat is a bit difficult. Search around here for some threads discussing this.

http://www.bayouclassicdepot.com/natura ... urners.htm
http://www.cpapc.com/store/23-Tip-Round ... 9C244.aspx
http://www.thegrillstoreandmore.com/ite ... _1591.html
http://www.tejassmokers.com/castironburners.htm (scroll down for the NG)
http://towncatalog.com/catalog_equipment.html (scroll down here too)

You can even find some on Amazon.

[scotchpine]

Passlaku, I have the same NG stubb out on my deck like you and used it for years with my Webber Grill converted to NG. I bought the Hurricane Burner from Williams Brewing in December with the $7.00 NG converter that screws in the butterfly. I went to Lowes and got the Charbroil NG Extention hose with QD and it works great. I just unplug my grill and plug in my Hurricane Burner. Also my stubb out is under the eaves and a cabinet that I built and always has one or the other hoses plugged in. I just always shut the ball valve off when not in use.

[passlaku]

Thank you so much for your replies. It is encouraging and it makes it much easier to transition from stove top to the patio.

Thanks!